Richard Bruce Faulds was born 15 May 1977 in Guildford, Surrey. He is an English sport shooter Richard competed for Great Britain in the2000 Summer Olympics and won the men's double trap.
Richard Faulds competed internationally for Britain at the age of 13, and was a world junior champion when he was 16. Three years later, Richard Faulds competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics finishing fifth, and became the 1997 European champion. After working at the West London Gun Club for three years as an instructor, Richard Faulds became a fulltime shooter, and qualified for the 2000 Sydney games after shooting a then double trap world record score at a World Cup meeting held again in Atlanta, Georgia. Richard Faulds shot a then Olympic record total of 143 in the preliminary round, and won his Olympic gold medal after a shoot-off at the Sydney International Shooting Centre, to become Britain’s first shooting gold medal-winner since Malcolm Cooper in 1988.
At the 2004 Olympics, Faulds came 13th in the double trap event, losing his title to Ahmed Al Maktoum from the United Arab Emirates.
Richard Faulds and his wife Tanya live in the Meon Valley along with their young son, Charlie.
In 2010 Richard and Tanya opened Owls Lodge Shooting School near Barton Stacey.
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